A new EMT who just started working with your EMS system asks you to quickly describe a flail segment. Which statement best describes this injury?
A) "Multiple rib fractures have bruised the underlying lung."
B) "Fractured ribs have collapsed the underlying lung."
C) "Multiple fractures to the rib cage are caused by blunt trauma."
D) "Two or more adjacent ribs are broken in two or more places."
D) "Two or more adjacent ribs are broken in two or more places."
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Police escorts of ambulances driving at emergency status are typically discouraged because:
A) police officers are not accustomed to driving an ambulance. B) drivers who pull over for the police officer often pull back in front of the ambulance. C) ambulances do not move as fast as police cruisers. D) there is no guarantee that the police officer knows where the call is located.
Each of the following statements regarding the principles of the paralleling technique is correct except one. Which one is the exception?
A) Parallel placement of the image receptor is accomplished using an image receptor holder. B) The central ray of the x-ray beam is directed perpendicular to both the teeth and the image receptor. C) The patient is directed to hold the image receptor in the mouth with a finger or thumb. D) The image receptor is placed parallel to the long axes of the teeth of interest.
As a person ages, muscles tend to shrink, so the angle of penetration for venipuncture should be ________ than usual.
A. deeper B. shallower C. longer D. faster
Nuclear med scan of the gallbladder with Technetium 99cm
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